Category Archives: Airports

While malls are shuttering and retail stores are being eaten alive by Amazon, there is one holdout where retail is still thriving: airports. Consider that global travel revenue, which includes duty-free sales at airports, has more than tripled since...

A sweeping new anti-smoking ordinance will snuff out indoor smoking at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. I think it’s a terrible idea. Atlanta will ban smoking in all indoor areas, including restaurants and bars throughout the city, effective January 02,...

My mother visited her sister who lives in Everett, WA. Instead of flying into SEATAC she tried out Seattle’s second airport north of Seattle in Everett, WA (Paine Field). She loved it as does nearly everyone. If you haven’t...

I flew out of London City Airport for the first time last week and loved it. It will be my new go-to airport In London. Although I don’t have any hostility against London Heathrow or Gatwick itself, I don’t...

My wife and I were recently considering moving. As frequent flyers, the distance from the airport factors into our decision-making. How much does your airport commute affect your home buying decisions? If you haven’t followed us on Facebook or...

Skytrax has lost even more credibility in my book by awarding world’s best terminal to none other than London Heathrow’s Terminal 5. Was this supposed to be a joke? Skytrax is out with its 2019 airport ratings and I’m...

Hamburg Airport remains closed this evening after losing power this morning. Thus far, engineers have been unable to restore even partial power. Around 1oam this morning (CET), an electrical short-circuit lurched Hamburg (HAM) into darkness. Both passenger terminals were evacuated....

Travel with Grant wrote an entertaining rant entitled, Airport Shuttles are the Bane of my Existence. I hold a different viewpoint. He lays out a string of recent horror stories involving airport hotel shuttles and vows to never wait for...

Today Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) announced their renovation plans for the former US Airways hub. This is just one of many new advances for the mid-size city over the last few years. Here’s what they have in store. If...

What was the real reason behind yesterday’s U.S. Customs delay that stranded thousands of travelers and left the immigration process at a standstill across U.S. airports? Rampant speculation that Russian hackers or other nefarious actors were responsible has been at the...

We love complaining about the obtrusive Transportation Security Administration at US airports, but our little TSA has nothing on the security measures in effect at Kabul International Airport. Of course I am making an apples to oranges comparison, but...